Tipton County – Recently, a month long criminal investigation by Indiana State Police Detective Tony Frawley resulted in the arrest of Derek R. Hill, 30, Tipton, IN. Hill was arrested at a Tipton County residence and incarcerated in the Howard County Jail. He faces two felony charges for possession of stolen property and fraud.

Frawley started his investigation after an employee of B R and S Mechanical, located in Tipton County, reported that unauthorized charges had been made on a business credit card. Further investigation revealed that Hill had allegedly utilized B R and S Mechanical’s Lowes credit card to make purchases at a Lowes store in Kokomo. Hill purportedly made five transactions totaling over $3,200. Hill was a former employee of B R and S Mechanical. He was not authorized to utilize the company’s credit card.

Hill was incarcerated in the Howard County Jail because he purportedly possessed and used the credit card in Howard County.

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